History of Music Seminar
PRP08
2010-2011

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Daily Schedule
History of Music Seminar
Day 1 M 2/14

Introduction
Review of Music
  • Pre-New World
  • Native American
    • Aztec
    • Pow Wow
  • Colonial Folk songs

Assign:
  • Early Composers Essay
(250-350 words on ONE
of 30 composers listed)
  • 25 Factoids and
FIVE quiz questions
with answers on the
video: Amadeus
Day 2 T 2/15

Continue Viewing
Amadeus

Assign:
  • Continue working
on Factoids and
quiz questions
with answers
Day 3 XXX

SNOW DAY!


Day 3 Th 2/17

Conclude viewing
Amadeus

Mozart Quiz

View Video of
The Science of Music
(Bill Nye the Science Guy)

Begin Native American
View video on Pow wows

Assign:
  • Read info on
Pow wows
Day 4 2/22 XXX

SNOW DAY!



Day 4 W 2/23

LT: Identify terms particular to
Pow wows.
Activities:
Conclude video on Pow wows

Quiz on Pow wows

LT: Identify various styles of
Latin American Music.
Activity:
Assign:
  • Essay on Latin American Styles

Day 5 Th 2/24

Begin Video of Latin American
Music

LT: Identify various trends in
Early American Folk Music,
especially influences from
other countries.

Activity:
View Video of
American Folk Music

Assign:
  • Essay on Jazz
Day 6 F 2/25

LT: Identify various
styles of Jazz
music and their
origins.

Activity:
View Video of
Jazz


Assign:
Day 7 M 2/28

Quiz on Jazz

LT: Become familiar with
European influences on
American music, as well as
styles from other continents.
Activities:
Discuss American Music
from Colonial Period
through Revolution, and
up to 1900 (about).

Discuss the various
PURPOSES of music.

Begin viewing "De-Lovely"
(The Cole Porter Story)

Assign:
Day 8 T 3/1

LT: See Day 7

Activity:
Continue viewing "De-Lovely"

LT: Identify Big Band era
performers.

Activity:
Assign:
Big Band Poster Project
Day 9 W 3/2

Conclude "De-Lovely"

CONTINUED
LT: Identify Big Band era
performers.

Activity:
Assign:
Big Band Poster Project
Day 10 Th 3/3

LT:
Examine changing musical
styles and music purposes post-WWII.


Activity:
Begin viewing a portion of
the musical "Oklahoma!"
Begin viewing the video
"Oh Brother Where Art Thou"

Assign:
Day 11 F 3/4


Conclude viewing
"Oh Brother Where Art Thou"

LT:
Examine the beginnings
of Rock Music,
identify elements that
distinguish this style from
previous styles of music.

Activity:
Assign:
  • Reading from text:
History of Rock Music,
Chapters 1-5.
  • Do related assignment.
Day 12 M 3/7

LT:
Continue examining the
history of Rock music.

Activity:
Begin viewing video:
The Buddy Holly Story

Assign:
  • Read Chapters 6-10 in the text.
  • Do related assignment.
Day 13 T 3/8


LT:
Identify factions of
Rock Music--surfing,
cars, folk, British invasion, heavy metal, etc.

Activity:
Continue viewing video:
The Buddy Holly Story

Begin viewing video:
Almost Famous
Day 14 W 3/9

LT: See day 13.

Activity:
Conclude viewing:
Almost Famous

Course Wrap-Up


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